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Like the World Series Parade

October 2, 2015

The week before the Pope arrived in town, my friend Dana told me she thought the visit might be like …

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A kind of break up

August 20, 2015

Chase is leaving me. The relationship stayed pretty casual, and I think I always liked him a little better than …

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A Philly Love Note to our Phillies ritual

September 26, 2014

Over on the lovely and inspiring Philly Love Notes, I wrote about the Phillies home game tradition Aaron and I …

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Near Perfection. The start of 2013

April 4, 2013

I’ve remained distant this off-season. My friends, whose songs I knew, have left. On to perhaps their second team since …

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Stay for the 9th

July 23, 2012

“No matter how bad they’re doing, I can’t imagine leaving,” Aaron says during the 7th inning stretch, as our seat …

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My Own 25 Man Roster

August 7, 2010

Have you imagined your perfect 25 man roster? Maybe for a fantasy baseball league, picturing players from different leagues taking …

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World Series Game 5, a distant memory

April 19, 2010

This afternoon I watched an early spring Phillies game on my parents’ TV. My share of the family’s season tickets …

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2009 NLCS Game 4

October 20, 2009

While we started this blog to chronicle our road trip, Aaron and I realized we still have stuff to say …

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Game #6: New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates

June 10, 2009

(I’ve avoided writing this final post, because that means the trip is over. The exploration of new stadiums is complete, …

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Game #5 – Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers

June 6, 2009

On Tuesday, we spent a quick but packed day in Michigan, first visiting my mom’s hometown of Kalamazoo, then to …

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